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The Gold Key
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The Gold Key

1922-12-08 · 71 min · Not rated

Family · Fantasy

Young Matula has succumbed to gambling and he steals money from his parents to finance his passion. His father catches him red-handed and throws him out of the house. Matula roams the world and meets Vávra, also a tramp, who accepts a job as a road-sweeper but he soon dies in a car accident. On his lone wanderings Matula finds a miraculous little key which opens all locks. With its help he acquires a great fortune. He breaks into a bank and steals more money. He then meets the daughter of the cashier who was wrongly accused under suspicion of theft and when he sees her despair, he realises his wrong-doings. Finally he wakes up - it had all been a dream. (According to the censor's certificate).

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Directors
Jaroslav Kvapil
Production companies
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Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Václav VydraVáclav VydraMatula
František RolandFrantišek RolandVávra
Olga AugustováOlga AugustováPavlína
Václav VydraVáclav Vydramladý Matula
Marie PtákováMarie Ptáková
Olga ScheinpflugováOlga Scheinpflugová
Jaroslav VojtaJaroslav Vojta
František KováříkFrantišek Kovářík
Alexander TřebovskýAlexander Třebovský
Zdeněk ŠtěpánekZdeněk Štěpánek
Miloš Vávra
Tadeusz Dura

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